FROM HISTORICAL MARDIN TO NEW MARDIN: SEGREGATION, DISIDENTIFICATION, UNBELONGING )

Abstract

To draw attention to the separation between Mardin, one of the rare cities that hosted many civilizations and preserves its historical texture, and the new settlement in the northwest of the city, which does not have any information about the region where it is located, to draw attention to the relationship of anonymity and belongingness and to emphasize the necessity of reference from the past. As a method, a comprehensive literature review was made, the inhabitants of the city were interviewed, on-site analyzes were made, important areas were photographed and schematic drawings were included. The historical and urban development of Mardin has been tried to be explained with images, and the main street and public buildings located on the main street, which constitute the city's important road network and urban structure, are included. Findings: In addition to the physical characteristics of the geography in which it is located, the city itself was nourished by the society itself. It has been shaped by the lifestyle, culture, religious practices, family structure and economic existence of the society it hosts. It has been shaped by the lifestyle, culture, religious practices, family structure and economic existence of the society it hosts. Specialized spaces have been produced with structures that respond to the needs of the society and are shaped according to the needs of each family. When examined at the city scale, the buildings differ from each other but have developed in harmony as a whole by referring to each other. Even if the buildings are individualized in themselves, it has achieved this specialization by showing respectful development to the surrounding structures. The buildings in the city, which was built on the mountain slope, gradually became a part of a whole by being cascaded in a way not to obstruct the sun, wind and view of the neighboring building. After the 1960s, the new Mardin started to develop outside the boundaries of the historical fabric. The rapidly developing new city did not receive any reference from the old city fabric. Thus, a city that does not reflect the structure of the society in which it is located, similar to all the cities that developed in those years, emerged. Conclusion: Mardin, which continues to preserve its texture successfully, displays an example of construction that reflects the identities of the inhabitants despite some negativities. In this respect, this spatial fiction, which is valuable in terms of architectural history, should be preserved; It should be taken as a reference for today's and tomorrow's architecture